Are You Eating a Healthy Breakfast Yet?

Let's focus on your health and how you can improve it by eating a healthy breakfast. Notice that I said a healthy breakfast? Eating sugary cereals or leftover pizza does not count as eating a healthy breakfast.

You say you have no time to eat breakfast? It only takes getting up 10 minutes earlier so that you can eat something before your day starts.

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Want to lose some weight? Eating a healthy breakfast in the morning will kick start your metabolism. During the night your body is busy conserving calories. Eating something in the morning will "break" the "fast" that your body is on and will start to end the conservation time to return your energy levels back to normal. Waiting to eat later in the morning, after being up for hours is counter-productive. Skipping breakfast does not result in losing weight, it frequently results in the total opposite. You gain weight when you skip breakfast as you tend to eat even more calories throughout the day.

You want to eat breakfast to start your metabolism running so that you have energy. A car doesn't run on empty and neither does your body. Fill a car with premium gasoline and watch it go. It's the same with your body by fueling it with a healthy breakfast.

Eating a healthy breakfast will stop the mid-morning high-calorie cravings for food at work and the trip to the vending machine or the donut shop for a muffin or sugary donut. Your wallet will also thank you for eating breakfast at home.

You can treat breakfast as quality time with your family. There's nothing like sitting down and enjoying a healthy breakfast with the rest of the family. Start the day off right by eating healthy and enjoying your family. Don't be surprised if your children do better in school, as well. Eating a healthy breakfast in the morning helps them concentrate better as they are not concerned with the rumblings in their stomachs, plus they are more likely to be physically active throughout the day.

You will be setting a good example for your children for their later years. They'll remember sitting down with the family and enjoying their breakfast which will translate to better health in their future. Start the habit early in their lives and they will thank you for it.

You may notice that you're more productive and alert at work, as well. Your boss will appreciate you working, rather than going out for the 10:00 am coffee/donut run. It's called the Most Important Meal of the Day for a reason.

What to eat for breakfast? Ideally, you should have a good combination of protein (such as eggs, dairy, meat and beans) and fibre (found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits). Have an egg, a glass of milk and a banana or have yoghurt with whole grain cereal with blueberries. There are endless combinations that you can enjoy in the morning.You can even split your breakfast if you're rushed for time by eating a hard boiled egg at home and bringing a piece of fruit with some walnuts or almonds to snack on when you get to work. You don't have to eat breakfast food, either. You don't have to eat oatmeal if you don't want to. Instead, you can eat a peanut butter and jam sandwich on whole wheat bread, if you want. In a pinch, you can even eat some of your leftovers from last night (as long as they are healthy).

Remember to enjoy your food and start off your day the right way by eating a healthy breakfast.

Are You Eating a Healthy Breakfast Yet?

Karen Ruby writes articles about using personal development strategies for putting meaning into your existence at her site, A Meaningful Existence.

Learn more personal development strategies at http://www.ameaningfulexistence.com/

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